Last weekend we had the pleasure of attending the first ever Blueberry Jam Festival, at a good friend’s, (K’s) dad’s farm in Wakefield, VA. Not only did we get to listen to awesome bands and get some good ‘ol country ‘eatin (including homemade pineapple ice cream, thank you), but we got to see the childhood house of where K grew up. It was such a charming farm-house, and we enjoyed all the great conversations, seeing the brussels play together, and meeting the visiting (and resident) animals in attendance – horses, cows, chickens, even alpacas!

I also got to swing by the best peanut place in Wakefield, owned by some of K’s family of course, and I may have brought 1-2, okay, maybe 4, tins of peanuts home. I mean, they had so many to choose from, and you got to sample, so why not get the chocolate covered, honey roasted, butter toasted, and salt & pepper ones for the road?

All in all a great, simple weekend. And our brussels only got sick one time on the car ride down. We’re getting better in the car, we’re getting better.

We are excited to be heading down to a good friend’s father’s Blueberry Jam festival today in Wakefield, VA. There will be good music, great food, and Coco even gets to partake in the festivities.

You see, Coco and some other brussels who will be in attendance come from the same breeder, so they are clearly long lost cousins and will be reunited and immediately become BFFs. That is what we’re hoping for anyway.

We moved into our house in the burbs almost exactly three years ago. It was new construction so our landscaping was, ahem, limited. I’ve quickly learned that you need to take it one step at a time, little by little, add a little one year, then more the next. One of my first plantings was my hydrangeas. I. love. white. hydrangeas. I didn’t know my love for them until my wedding (four years ago), and they certainly made an appearance in my wedding bouquet.

So when I planted some hydrangeas in front of our house a couple of years back, I of course thought they were going to immediately look like my wedding bouquet.

Womp, womp, it wasn’t immediate. But after two years’ blooms, I can now say that they are gorgeous!

I’m currently seeing them start to bloom, and they make me happy.

They are so large in fact, that I thought snipping a few off and bringing inside some fresh flowers couldn’t hurt.

So that is exactly what I did.

Yes, I like you.

And, you.

Snip, snip.

And now I have a fresh, beautiful centerpiece. I heart summer, and simple, feminine, delights that are as easy as bringing the outside in.

Posting has been intermittent, due to a month of traveling for work and a little laziness on my part. But back to more frequent updates and posting of all fun things summer, I promise 😉

Which brings me to a fabulous bridal shower I had the honor of co-hosting a couple of weeks ago.

We wanted to do a take on this shower, marrying the components of sugary sweetness and adorable girly pink details. It was candy, candy everywhere, and of course lots of good food, good drinks, and most important of all – good friends.

Here are some details I just had to share!

These gigantic balloons were a hit. How could you not love big, pink, balloons. A great centerpiece to our candy bar.